Author: Justin Hendry

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Space Industry Association chief exits

Space Industry Association of Australia chief executive Maria MacNamara has stepped down from the job just three months after joining the national peak body. Ms MacNamara announced her departure...

La Trobe Uni opens $8m BioTech and AgriTech innovation hub

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new BioTech hub located at La Trobe University’s Melbourne campus has launched, offering world-class wet lab facilities to early-stage companies looking to commercialise their research. The $8 million...

NSW govt inks new deal with Salesforce

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The New South Wales government has inked a fresh multi-million dollar deal with Salesforce, giving agencies a pathway to software from the tech giant for the next four years....

It’s the customer’s data, stupid

Posted on   |  by Paul McKeon
Shortly after the US presidential debate finished, the chief executive of Oura, makers of the eponymous health and fitness tracking ring, commented on LinkedIn that the event had literally...

Agencies bound to sluggish cyber threat platform

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The federal government has given agencies 12 months to link up with the national automated cyber threat sharing platform after struggling to get voluntary buy-in over the last two...

Defence seeks investor interest in dual-use technology fund

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The Defence department is seeking interest from private investors in partnering with the government to fund local dual-use companies, after startups warned of a fatal funding gap in Australia....

AI boom driving a surge in carbon emissions

Posted on   |  by Gordon Noble and Fiona Berry
Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the world has seen an incredible surge in investment, development and use of artificial intelligence applications. According to one estimate, the...